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Learning sciences; psychology of education

Research in this area helps to explain how and why learning happens and
how to provide better support for learning across the lifespan. It also
addresses a range of other factors that have implications for education,
including achievement, motivation and engagement - and seeks to
understand these phenomena across a range of socio-cultural contexts and
perspectives. The multi-disciplinary field of 'the learning sciences'
has emerged over the last 20 years with the goal of advancing
understanding of learning, broadly construed. The theories and
methodologies of the learning sciences reflect the fact that the many
influences on learning operate at different levels: from neurons to
individuals to neighbourhoods to countries. Theoretically robust yet
practically applicable accounts of learning need to integrate these
levels, and explain the relations between implicit, informal, and formal
learning processes, contexts, and systems. Work in this area also seeks
to align lab-based research, field research, and the sustainable
implementation of educational innovations.